Return Fire
About the Game
Return Fire is a single-player and two-player vehicular action strategy game. It is the spiritual successor to Fire Power . The game is built around a military capture-the-flag contest between opposing bases.
Story & Setting
There is no story campaign centered on named characters. Combat takes place from an overhead view.
Gameplay & Core Systems
players commands a small motor pool and must locate the enemy flag, take it from the opposing bunker, and return it to players’ own base. The battlefield is filled with roads, bridges, water, hills, buildings, gun emplacements, mines, and enemy vehicles, making each mission a combination of scouting, attack, defense, and route planning. Instead, each map presents a tactical objective: use the available vehicles to break through the enemy’s defenses and either capture the flag or destroy the opposing base. players may switch vehicles at the home base, deciding which machine is best suited to the current task. The tank is slower but durable, with a rotating cannon suited to direct attacks on defenses and enemy vehicles.
Standout Features
- Instead, each map presents a tactical objective: use the available vehicles to break through the enemy’s defenses and either capture the flag or destroy the opposing base.
- players may switch vehicles at the home base, deciding which machine is best suited to the current task.
- The jeep is fast and lightly armored, and it is the only vehicle that can pick up and carry the enemy flag.
- The tank is slower but durable, with a rotating cannon suited to direct attacks on defenses and enemy vehicles.
- The helicopter can fly over terrain and water, making it useful for scouting, striking isolated targets, and bypassing ground obstacles.
- The Armoured Support Vehicle is slower and heavier, but it can deliver powerful long-range attacks and provide support against fortified areas.
- Fuel and ammunition can be replenished at appropriate depots, while damage can force players to abandon a vehicle or return for another attempt.
- Running out of fuel can leave a vehicle stranded, and losing the wrong vehicle at the wrong time can make the flag difficult or impossible to recover without changing strategy.
Modes & Ways to Play
The game supports two-player competitive play, with each player controlling a base and vehicle set while trying to capture the other’s flag. In multiplayer, offense and defense occur at the same time, and players must decide whether to protect their own bunker, attack the enemy base, intercept a flag carrier, or destroy key vehicles and routes.
Player support includes Same/Split-Screen, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), and 1-2 Players.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Return Fire | Sony PlayStation 1 | PS1.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Time Warner Interactive Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Silent Software Incorporated | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Warner Interactive Entertainment Ltd. | France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Silent Software Incorporated | France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Warner Interactive Entertainment Ltd. | France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Required | Gamepad | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Same/Split-Screen | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Number of Players Supported | 1-2 Players | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | External Storage | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | FPS | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Playstation 2 | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Silent Software | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Kids to Adults | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 or 2 Players | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Time Warner Interactive | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Playstation 2 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-04-12 | United States | MobyGames |
| 1996-09 | France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 1996-01-01 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 1996-04-12 | North America | PriceCharting |
| April 12, 1996 | North America | PriceCharting |
| January 1, 1996 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 031763202844 | United States | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLUS-00184 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B000035XVC | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1516 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 705902106491 | France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-00177 | France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 214800848 | France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| asin | B000035XVC | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 1516 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 705902106491 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 705902106491 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
